Concept information

Preferred term

teratogenesis  

Definition

  • The process whereby abnormalities of the offspring are generated, usually as the result of damage to the embryonal structure during the first trimester of pregnancy, producing deformity of the fetus.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/8376

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